Category Archives: Mumbai

Raj Thackeray and the media spin

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Nandan

I generally don’t like to cover current events and blog about them. I like blogging about the same event twice even less. But since there are so many interesting examples of spin available and I have some free time with … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on the MNS and Rahul Raj

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Nandan

There is no justification for violence. There was no need to beat up students and equally, no need to destroy property. If MNS knew about these examinations earlier (the Shiv Sena claims they did) they should have protested in other … Continue reading →

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Two more cities…

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Nandan

All the cities that I have lived in for more than a month have now been the target of bombings. Not just bombings, serial bombings. Nothing seems to have changed since I read out the horror of the 1993 Mumbai … Continue reading →

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It's been some time, but the wounds remain

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Nandan

The painful news. That lurch in the stomach and a feeling of slight nausea. The mind immediately flying to the well being of your own people. It was happening all over again. Those lists, with names  that could very well … Continue reading →

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Mumbai Indians-Divine Intervention needed

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Nandan

Things have not been going right for the Mumbai Indians. While most of the team came up with royalty related names (think Super King, Royal Challengers, Knight Riders, Kings XI, Rajasthan Royals) and the others came up with bold and … Continue reading →

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Random Expressway Thoughts

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Nandan

Some random thoughts while doing the Mumbai Pune road journey:   I have always been impressed by the sheer engineering effort expended in making and flying an aircraft. The sight of seeing five aircrafts descending into Mumbai city, over the … Continue reading →

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Some general, incoherent thoughts…

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Nandan

I have not watched a movie in a cinema house in the past three months. How can I bear this burden of not contributing to the economy? Why do all models think that a lop-sided smile done on top of … Continue reading →

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An Entry just like that wonly

Posted on September 16, 2007 by Nandan

What do you do when you have more than an hour to board a flight and are getting bored? (Bored till boarding- BTB…sounds nice)   Well, you write a blog entry just for the heck of it…   Ingredients:   … Continue reading →

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Only in Mumbai…

Posted on August 17, 2007 by Nandan

Location: A Western Railway Station in Mumbai.   Time: Evening, around 6:26 PM.   Nandan, enter left. Sees two trains that can take him to his destination,which is in the opposite direction of rush hour traffic. (Most people going in … Continue reading →

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Ingliss…

Posted on June 10, 2007 by Nandan

Indian English has always been a source of awe and wonder. Similar to Engrish, but worse, especially given the fact that we were ruled by the Brits for around 150 years. Indians tend to translate words from their mother tongues … Continue reading →

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